Hargeisa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$217	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	11	70
😀 Quality of life	8	78
🏙️ Population	760K	1.4M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 36% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7141st and 5261st ($660 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Somalia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 9243rd and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Sofia

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	Hargeisa	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$6749

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$518
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$764
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$718
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$571
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$542
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$540
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$503
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$507
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$496
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$838
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$482
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$486
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$481
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$546
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$662
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$886
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$706
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$484
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$897
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$482
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$487
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$654
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$486
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$711
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$520
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$937
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$488
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$910
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1006
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$905
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$541

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633